earthing
present participle ofearth
| 单词 | earthing |
| 释义 | earthing present participle ofearth earth verb[Tusually passive] UKuk/ɜːθ/us/ɝːθ/(USground)to put an earth(=wire)between apieceofelectricalequipmentand the ground: You could get anastyshockfrom thatwaterheaterif it isn't earthedproperly. Electricity & electronics
Examplesofearthingearthing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. There was not really a good positive correlation between the number of tippings and the frequency ofearthingup. From theCambridge English Corpus Earthingup took place 1-3 times (usually twice), to increase yield. From theCambridge English Corpus Tipping may be less effective withoutearthingup as the extra stems and stolons produced will hardly produce extra tubers in that case. From theCambridge English Corpus Note that the agronomic purposes of tipping andearthingup are very similar and that both activities require a lot of labour. From theCambridge English Corpus Most respondents carried out the firstearthingup in the first 45 days from planting, the second between 90-135 days and the third between 135-180 days from planting. From theCambridge English Corpus Two timesearthingup is mostly practised. From theCambridge English Corpus Examination of the plant revealed a lack of properearthing—a simple matter to the expert, but not to the unwary. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Further essential protection is provided by a properearthingconnection. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In particular, it is most important that it does not involve a loss ofearthingat the point where it is vital. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The compulsoryearthingsystem, which you cannot avoid, has led to accidents which would not have occurred had there not been anearthingsystem. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They also advise individual consumers aboutearthingregulations, and test and inspect installations on request. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a technical point regardingearthingand the cables required for this. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 For the moment we have no intention of interfering with the present legislation under which the consumer is responsible for the effectiveearthingof his installation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Suppose there is a great deal of work to do inearthingup these aerodromes which will have to be constructed, why not give it to those unemployed people? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Earthingto metal waterpipes isperfectly satisfactory. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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